Kris Ward

Kris Ward (born November 20, 1979) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[3]

Kris Ward
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-20) November 20, 1979[1][2]
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Union University Bulldogs
Teams managed
Years Team
2004–2007 St. Mary's Seahawks men (assistant)
2004–2010 Washington Freedom (assistant)
2013 Washington Spirit (assistant)
2020–2021 Washington Spirit (assistant)
2021 Washington Spirit (interim)
2022– Washington Spirit

Coaching career

Ward re-joined Washington Spirit as an assistant coach in August 2020.[4] After the Spirit's former head coach Richie Burke was suspended in August 2021, Ward served as acting head coach for the rest of the 2021 NWSL season and led the team to an NWSL Championship.[5] In December 2021, Ward was named the permanent head coach.[6]

Honors

Washington Spirit

References
  1. Washington Spirit [@WashSpirit] (November 20, 2021). "Double the birthdays, double the fun! Happy birthday @KWardSpirit" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. Goff, Steven (December 20, 2021). "Washington Spirit promotes Kris Ward to permanent head coach". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2021. Ward, 42, took over in mid-August...
  3. "Coaching Staff". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. Cavalier, Mason (August 24, 2020). "Kris Ward joins Spirit Technical Staff as Assistant Coach » Washington Spirit".
  5. Cooper, Jen (November 21, 2021). "Four Things I Learned at the 2021 NWSL Championship".
  6. Small, Jordan (December 20, 2021). "Washington Spirit Name Kris Ward Permanent Head Coach » Washington Spirit".


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